Now that I have your attention, I’d like to talk about dangling participles. This most famous of danglers is must-know stuff for any self-respecting smarty-pants. Not because the concept will help ...

Okay, now we're going to tackle the dangling participle. A participle is the form of the verb that has ing on the end of it. And when you begin a sentence with a participle, that phrase has to modify ...

Danglers come in many forms. (From a notice found in a hotel room in Los Angeles: "As one of our valued guests, we are excited to invite you to one of a kind ‘La Nuit.’ ”) What are they dangling from?